Satellite News

Broadband satellite operator Avanti Communications Group plc announced that it has entered into a long-term strategic partnership for the management of HYLAS traffic with BT Group plc.

Sonema, a provider of telecommunication services in Europe and Africa, expanded its current agreement with Intelsat for contracted satellite capacity, which will increase Sonema’s enterprise services offerings.

NASA said it successfully tested the first deep space communications network modelled on the Internet.

Italian fixed telecommunications provider FASTWEB has signed an industrial agreement with Eutelsat Communications via its Skylogic broadband subsidiary that will allow FASTWEB to extend the coverage of broadband service through satellite connections.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to study Network Centric Enterprise Architecture validation of IP networking with the Regenerative Satellite Mesh (RSM-A) standard and the Spaceway 3 system.

Thaicom Public Company Limited has inaugurated its eleventh IPSTAR Gateway in Manila, The Philippines.

Microspace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting company, has contracted an additional 5.5 Mbps of capacity on the NSS-7 satellite at the orbital location of 22 degrees West.

Roots Global, a pan-European TV platform for South Asian communities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, is expanding up its offer of channels broadcast from the Eurobird 9 satellite of Eutelsat Communications.